236 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



Orham-wood [XJlmus sp.l : Order Vlmdcece), Canada. W 32. 

 Brownish, soft, coarse-grained, twists badly, and is not durable, 

 but is cheap, fetching Is. lOd. per cubic foot for prime quality in 

 Liverpool. Now considerably used as a cabinet-wood. 



Pacara [Enterolohium Timhouva Mart. : Order Leguminosce), 

 Northern Argentina. Yielding logs 15 ft. long and 1| ft. square- 

 Light-brown, loose-grained, not strong. Used for door-frames, 

 furniture, etc. 



Pader or Padri {Stereospermum chelonoides DC : Order Bignonid- 

 cece), India and Eurma, Ceylon and Sunda Islands. Height to 

 first branch 30 ft. ; diam. 1 — 2 ft. Grey, reddish-brown or orange, 

 wood hard, elastic, easy to work, moderately durable. Used in 

 house-building, and for canoes, furniture, and tea-chests. 



Padouk {Pterocdrpus indicus Willd. : Order Leguminosce), Burma, 

 Sunda and Philippine Islands and Southern China. Known also 

 as '' Burmese Rosewood," or *' Tenasserim Mahogany." Fiji 

 " Cibicibi." Height to first branch 35 ft. ; diam. 2 — 5 ft., yielding 

 timber 15—30 ft. long. W 56—81. R 1,000 lbs. Dark-red, 

 beautifully varieejated and darker near the root, resembling Ma- 

 hogany, b'ut header, slightly aromatic, very h;avy, mod lately 

 hard, coarse but close-grained, working fairly well, taking two 

 years to season, termite-proof, and susceptible of a high polish, but 

 fading in colour on exposure, and will not take glue. It is used by 

 the Burmese for musical instruments and cart-wheels ; in India for 

 gun-carriages and furniture ; and is recommended as a Teak-substi- 

 tute for railway-carriages and for counter-tops and ball-room floors. 



Padouk, African. See Rosewood, African. 



Padouk, Andaman {Pterocdrpus dalbergioides Roxb.). Andaman 

 Islands. Squaring 60 ft. and 2 ft. in the side. W 40 — 60. Hand- 

 somer than P. indicus, being comparable to the best Spanish 

 Mahogany, but browner. Used for furniture, parquet, etc. The 

 root gives a closer-grained, darker, and more beautifully figured 

 wood than the stem. Good samples of the wood fetch £10 per ton 

 in London, or 4s. — 4s. 6d. per cubic foot. 



Pahautea. See Cedar, New Zealand. 



Pai'cha (Euonymus europoeus, var. Hamiltonidnus Wall. : Order 

 Gelastrinem). JSTing-po. Perhaps also known as " Tu chung mu." 

 Yellowish-white, very hard, close- and fine-grained. Inferior to 

 Box ; but one of the best substitutes yet found for it as an engraver's 

 wood. Used by the Chinese for carving and typography. 



Palisander-wood (i) Jacardnda brasilidna Pers. : Order Bignonid- 

 cece), Brazil. Sapwood very narrow, grey ; heart dark chocolate- 

 brown, marked by deep black veins and bands, very heavy, hard, 

 difiicult to split, almost brittle; rings scarcely visible; pith-rays 



